The computer that got us to the Moon during Apollo 11.
It was the size of a briefcase, and there had never been anything like it.
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This is the story of the world’s first digital portable general purpose computer, which, through the work of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT, helped give rise to the digital age.
Presented by: Kevin Fong
Starring:
Ramon Alonso
Elaine Denniston
Charlie Duke
Don Eyles
Eldon Hall
Margaret Hamilton
Dan Lickly
Theme music by Hans Zimmer for Bleeding Fingers Music.
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Watch Season 1 of 13 Minutes to the Moon here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz_B0PFGIn4f0xYPhOk0wIASOYE8-1Wbz
Watch Season 2 of 13 Minutes to the Moon here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz_B0PFGIn4daEaUX-8ZJHv40rGAINzFy
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